HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Recently there was a study done on Irish names.

Kelly, Murphy, O This and O That, Mc this and Mc That, were in top 10 of Irish Names.

But surprise, Costello came in 23rd of the top 100 Irish names.

The statistics said there were 17,123,005 people in the world of Irish descent with the name Costello - but only 23 people in the world with the name Costello who were Italian, but still people keep thinking and asking, "Costello.... That's an Italian name isn't it?"

Hello!  My parents are both from Galway Bay - Ireland - and both spoke Gaelic. My mom always told us she could stick her big toe out the back door of their stone house and it was in Galway Bay.

So if you ever get to Ireland - maybe at the closing of your day - you'll spot signs and bars telling you where a place named Costello is - as well as a bar or two or three or four.

And yes, don't forget to kiss the Blarney Stone. It's not in Galway, but Galway does have plenty of stones - if you're into kissing.

Andy Costello, March 17, 2017